Which of the Following Describes Using an Internal Comparison Estimate

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes using an internal comparison estimate to assess reliability?

• A)administer the same test to the same people at two different points in time and compare their test scores at time 2 with the scores at time 1
• B)administer a test with x number of item designed to assess a topic; then statistically analyze the degree to which responses to the items vary together
• C)administer a test with content based on what a person actually needs to know to do the job in question well
• D)administer different tests to different people and compare test scores of the different people
• E)administer the same test to different people and compare test scores of the different people

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